Vocabulary Skills Assessment

What does the word "meager" most closely mean?

• Abundant

• Insufficient

• Expensive

• Nutritious

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

If someone is described as "unruly," what is true about them?

• They are very quiet.

• They follow rules well.

• They are hard to control.

• They are extremely talented.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean if a story is told in "chronological" order?

• The events are told in the order they happened.

• The story is told from end to beginning.

• The events are mixed up.

• The story is told from the perspective of multiple characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which word best describes a situation that is "eerie"?

• Peaceful

• Strange and frightening

• Exciting

• Happy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does it mean to "plummet"?

• To rise quickly

• To move sideways

• To fall or drop straight down at high speed

• To stay in one place

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

If someone is described as an "optimist," what is true about them?

• They always expect the worst.

• They are realistic.

• They always expect the best.

• They are always sad.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What does "inept" most closely mean?

• Skilled

• Clumsy

• Intelligent

• Quick

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

What does "leeway" refer to?

• A strict rule

• A narrow escape

• Freedom to act within certain limits

• A type of ship

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

What does "idiom" mean?

• A literal phrase

• A phrase whose meaning isn't obvious from the individual words

• A scientific term

• A historical event

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does it mean to "salvage" something?

• To destroy

• To ignore

• To save from damage or destruction

• To lose something valuable

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4